UID:
almahu_9949276714902882
Format:
1 online resource (245 pages) :
,
illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-00-320630-1
,
1-003-20630-1
,
1-000-51311-4
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- Introduction -- 1 Germanic culture and Germanic myth on the far right: Research to date and unanswered questions -- 1.1 General introduction -- 1.2 A critical review of the research to date -- 1.3 Organisational forms of the far right -- 2 The reception of Germanic culture on the far right -- 2.1 A short history of the reception of Germanic culture in the German-speaking world -- 2.2 Far-right uses of Germanic history and culture -- 2.3 Evaluation and the consequences of the far-right use of Germanic history and culture -- 2.4 A note on the use of archaic language -- 3 The far-right use of Norse-Germanic mythology -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 Findings -- 3.2.1 References to the world of the Germanic gods -- 3.2.2 References to mythological material in the wider sense -- 3.3 The adoption of myths as a source of transcendence -- 3.4 Myth as response to a lack of meaning -- 4 Aims, causes and consequences of the far-right appropriation of Germanic history and culture -- 4.1 Functions of the far-right appropriation -- 4.2 Summary and societal consequences -- 5 Far-right symbols referring to Germanic cultural history -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Symbols related to mythology -- 5.3 Runes -- 5.4 The Black Sun -- 5.5 Combinations of symbols -- 5.6 The symbolism of numbers -- 5.7 Summary -- 6 Violent messages on far-right stickers and T-shirts with references to the Germanic tribes -- 6.1 Background -- 6.2 Methodology and material evidence -- 6.3 Colours and text -- 6.4 Norse-Germanic mythology as a religion of violence -- 6.5 The Germanic tribes as warriors -- 6.6 Summary/conclusion -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-03-207000-5
Language:
English
